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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

This is our last podcast of 2009. We have selected some of our favorite holiday inspired posts and websites from around the internet to share. So, please enjoy and scroll down to the end for info on our holiday giveaway! (We suggest you open this post in two different windows, one to listen to the podcast from and one to click the links from.)

Thank you so much for embracing this new venture over the last several months. We continue to be touched and honored that so many busy people are willing to listen to our podcasts and so many of our favorite designers, fellow bloggers and media professionals have taken the time to chat with us.

Our next podcast will be published the first week in January and our special guest is Stephen Drucker, editor-in-chief of House Beautiful!

Meanwhile, as a token our our thanks, Megan, Joni and I will each be sending one of three listeners a small gift from our homes. So, please leave a comment. Three will be selected at random and they will receive a surprise gift from one of the three of us! The drawing will be announced on Thursday, December 17th.

So, please join in the fun and Happy Holidays to all and a Happy, Healthy New Year!

Oh My Goodness! Thank you SOOOOOO much for featuring my trees. I am just very very very thankful, and humbled. Just so you know, you are correct, there is a 8.5' pencil artificial tree under all of those peacock feathers (about 700). I put a lot of effort into these this year - and it's so wonderful to have that recognized! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much for the mention of Chinoiserie Chic and Style Redux. What a thrill! And thanks to each of you for all the effort you put into The Skirted Roundtable. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy it and have learned from it. A zillion kudos to you and happy holidays to you all. I have decorated 10 trees this year, so everyone keep reading Chinoiserie Chic to see them all! I can't wait until you return in January, so I plan to listen again to each of your podcasts.

Hi gals!Thanks so much for the round-up. It has been a very busy year, (in a good way!) But it has taken me away from spending time blog-gazing like I love to do. Thanks for introducuing me to some gorgeous blogs that I had not had the pleasure of finding quite yet!! I am looking forward to getting to know them better!

Oh you gals! Giving away a holiday gift - the Skirted Roundtable is a gift in itself - and always a little holiday listening in whether it's the three of you having a chat or these absolutely marvellous guests you've lined up for us lesser mortals. Have a great holiday break - but don't be gone for too long!

Thank you Megan, Joni and Linda for a the many hours of blog listening...I call you my talking blog, and tell my hubby unless the house is on fire, do not interupt me if I am listening to my talking blog.The best of the holiday season to you all. Regards, Carol Ann

Joni, Megan and Linda - you are some of the friendliest and most generous bloggers I have come across (and that is why you are the "leaders"!) It is an honor to follow you (my 3 young kids keep me very busy so I wish I could follow you even more) and I will def. "sharpen my ears" in 2010!

Thank you for including Splendid Willow in the wrap. Happy holidays lovely and talented girlies!

I just stumbled across your site through Houzz and I love it. Becoming a follower today... love your Holiday choices - they are so inspiring! Can't wait to catch up on all the pod casts. Happy Holidays!

I only found Cote de Texas 6 months ago (I know...where have I been?). Once found, I have not missed a single post. Then, I followed Joni's link to the SRT and discovered another addiction. I love listening to you ladies. I learn something every podcast and appreciate how you three make interior design so accessible.

Thank you for your blogs and your podcasts....you three have truly opened up new visions for me. I am dreaming of my seagrass/linen slips redo for my living room!! Your photos have provided me with hours of pleasure and the holiday pics are the icing on the cake. Thank you, thank you and happy holidays to you!

Happy, Happy Holidays to all 3 of you. Thank you for making my walks less tedious, and although I look silly with my little notepad that I jot down little tips and tidbits (I learn something new w/ every podcast!) it is well worth it! I am now the proud owner of a white slipcovered couch (not Ikea Joni, but Room and Board), a bit of seagrass and am now saving up for an Aidan Gray lamp. My living room adores you, and is most grateful.

Best wishes to Megan, Joni and Linda for a wonderful Christmas Holiday. You have earned all of the surprises to be found under your tree and the thanks from all of us who read and listen to your facinating interviews. I am looking forward to Stephen Drucker as well. I hope you will ask him some questions about his special friendship with Ian Garten (whom I love).

It really has been amazing to see the SRT grow over the last year. Who would have thought you would wind up with world renowned guests!? It must all be such a dream come true in so many ways. Congratulations to a fabulous first year! I'm toasting you with a virtual glass of something yummy :)

My warmest wishes to each of you and a big thank you for all of the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication that goes into the amazing and beautiful work you do. That is really the biggest gift! Best wishes to each of you in 2010.

* Well, helllllllloooo, is there ROOM for one more comment here???? Loved the pics, especially VV's HOLLY GOLIGHTLY~~~ It's SUCH FUN & soooo DIFFERENT & HAPPY!!! I actually found a tree just like that thru google, that hooked me up to the right store, so I ordered one. It's due "any minute" (yeah, right, & "the check's in the mail"!). Am putting it in our MBR that was just redecorated in mostly versions of whites, creams, & grey/blues... it's clean, uncluttered & beautiful... Thought THIS "CONTRAST" would be so "unexpected" & FUN in there for the holidays!!!

Seeing the White House Ornament reminds me we haven't ordered one for several years~~~ Have about a 14 or 15 year old collection & SOMEHOW, ordering one every year gets "forgotten", UNTIL bringing them out each year!!!(Thanks for the reminder~~ They're always so beautiful!)~

LOVE all of these so festive and i so applaud you ladies for all you do... amazing all of the hard work you put into everything and so amazing that you share with all of us... i met stephen drucker last saturday... he was so kind to come visit me at red ticking. he is delightful and sweet man... merry christmas ladies... x pam

Don't know how I first found Cote de Texas, but hooked on CDC is an understatement - the SRT - I make tea and time for it! Imagine being able to listen C. Moss, A. Branca - unreal! But great.And from CDC and her two pals a host of links to so many other wonderful blogs - I recently lost a treasured rug due to a flood in the house - going to replace it with seagrass! Wonder where that idea came from? I am rethinking the whole house with new eyes thanks to SRT et al.

Thanks for the delicious looks inside wonderful homes, great designers and thoughtful comments.

Oh Ladies, this was so much fun! Thank you all for your gifting generosity. Thank you too for your diligence in offering us one of the most fun and informative blog/podcasts. Hanukkah & Christmas Greetings to all~

I LOVE the small decorate Christmas trees in the white urns from Midwest Living. I will have to try that out next year! I also love that you showed me some new blogs to add to the ones I already read every day!

Love the Skirted Roundtable - I am astonished at the wonderful guests you chickies manage to gather up! Thanks for providing all of us decorating junkies with another outlet. Please tell Mr. Drucker how much we all love HB. Happy Holidays to all of you!

I'm a riding instructor and horse trainer, so my days are usually outdoors, dirt covered and horse-obsessed! Thanks so much for the wonderful blog that provides a much needed diversion. I read it every morning before I go to the barn, while I have coffee. The pictures and style ideas and great commentary are hugely inspirational. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I have loved TSR since inception. I think my favorite posts?--episodes? were the interviews with Alessandra Branca, Charlotte Moss and Margaret Russell. Super Women and great interviews. Thanks for letting me see who they really are.

If I am not too late..........just had to say how much I love the Skirted Roundtable and all of you for this endeavor. You must be surrounded by such an amazing aura of good wishes and thanks coming from all over the country (world?!?!). I hope all three of you feel the gratefulness that this reader and sOOO many others feel for sharing with us your ideas, inspirations, and opinions--and also those of some of the biggest names in design. Such fun and so educational and inspiring to listen!!!!! THANK YOU AND HAPPY HANUKKAH AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

The completely coastal one just won me over. We are on the NC coast and see a lot of this type decor. I never get tired of it. Hope you all ahve a lovely holiday! Sign me up for the give away.xoxo Dianne

Thanks for all the education you provide,it is invaluable to me as a student of design. You don't get this type of input in the classroom. I rush to check your blogs and listen carefully and playback certain tidbits to make sure I hear it all correctly. You all have added so much to my life. Thank you and looking forward to you all in the new year! Sincerely,Karen

What class and graciousness you bring to women who have aspirations to improve the appearance of their homes.

You rise above a simplistic, "oh what a pretty lamp" to why a particular lamp, on that particular table, in that particular room with those particular colors and fabrics near those particular windows.

Those of us who care but either do not have the time or the money are able to begin the process of understanding 'why' that is a good lamp in that location and on that table.

Discrimination of values should always express our own taste but your insight and breadth give one a huge step up on figuring out how to make a nice looking home into a home that looks special and expresses our individuality.

A year of your round table is a year of grad school in design and decoration. Your listeners and watchers never graduate but we do keep on maturing. Ann

Many thanks to each of you lovely, talented ladies for all your efforts to bring great design into our homes. And...Happy Anniversary, Skirted Round Table!I really enjoy listening to the broadcasts and hearing each of your takes on any given topic. Your ability to bring in fantastic guests to share even more with us is also amazing! You three ladies of design have quite a fan base here in blog land! : )

I enjoyed looking at the different Christmas decorating ideas today; so many styles to choose from! I am how thinking of placing a small Christmas tree in one of our kayaks!

I would be thrilled to receive an early Christmas gift from any one of you! : )

Love, love, love all the information. It is like being privy to a design class each time I listen to your programs. Please keep them coming for all the "little people" who don't have access to personal design help but never the less want to have a home that is well styled for lack of a better word.Blessings!!!!!!!

Absolutely adore the SRT. I now eat my lunch at my desk so I can sift through the treasure trove of inspirations. The Holly Golightly trees is spectacular, I keep seeing something different everytime I look at the picture. Off to make a donation to the Woodbourne Center, thanks so much for your post, reading about those children puts everything in perspective.

Congratulations on the success of your podcast. You 3 have taken this idea and run away with it. It was brilliant to put 3 such talented and creative people together for SRT. I'm trying to not thank you for these wonderful new sites you've introduced me to. I'm already on this laptop way too much, and now that you've shown me even more wonderful places to go, I'll never sleep again! I think there were only 4 that you mentioned that I currently visit. All the others you mentioned are new to me, and I'm afraid will become places I want to visit often. Wonderful podcast. Wishing the 3 of you the best for the holidays and a Happy Happy New Year! Looking forward to hearing more next year. laurie

Congratulations on your extraordinary year of blogcasting. You are all quite accomplished and amazing and your list of guests has been nothing less than stellar. Only wish I could have as much fun in my "job" as you gals do.

Megan, Linda and Joni,As someone who lives in the decor wastelands, I so look forward to listening to your podcasts, as well as reading your blogs and those you recommend. You are blazing a trail in delivering design content and discussion. I LOVE that decorators, editors and bloggers take so much of their time to speak to you--to all of us! Thank you so much! Happy holidays to you all and yours!

Thank you thank you thank you for taking the time to prepare these wonderful broadcasts for our benefit. I have bought quite a few books this year based on your recommendations and your guest speakers. I am a particularly devoted fan of Joni Webb and feel like I know her personally after reading all her blogs and listening to her now-familiar soft voice. Can't wait to hear the next installments in 2010! Happy New Year Y'All :) Cynthia

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